30 notable people died on August 21, including Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Stephen I of Hungary, Ibn Hazm.
21st Century
3 deaths
Gadalla Gubara
documentary filmmakerfilm director
Sudanese filmmaker
Helmut Piirimäe
historian
Estonian historian (1930–2017)
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Kenneth H. Hunt
mechanical engineerphysicist
Australian physicist
20th Century
15 deaths
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
astronomerastrophysicist
Indian-American astrophysicist
Carl Barcklind
actordirector
Swedish actor, singer and film director (1873–1945)
Syed Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari
poetpolitician
Islamic scholar (1892-1961)
Adolf Fonahn
historianorientalist
Norwegian physician and orientalist (1873-1940)
Steingrímur Thorsteinsson
poetwriter
Poet and writer (1831-1913)
Sigrid Gillner
journalistpolitician
Swedish politician
Arthur John Mackenzie
chess playerwriter
Scottish chess player
Israel Paldi
artistpainter
Painter (1892-1979)
Jean-Pierre Nuel
ophthalmologistphotographer
Belgian ophthalmologist and physiologist (1847-1920)
Paul Juon
classical composermusic educator
Russian composer
Olaf Helset
military officersporting director
Norwegian general (1892-1960)
Santiago Key Ayala
historian
Venezuelan historian, writer, and diplomat (1874-1959)
Bolesław Barbacki
painter
Polish artist (1891-1941)
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Hans Günther Adler
historianphilosopher
Czech-British novelist and poet, sociologist and historian in German language (1910–1988)
Fernando Bello
association football coachassociation football player
Argentinian association football player (1910-1974)
19th Century
6 deaths
Claude-Louis Navier
civil engineereconomist
French engineer and physicist (1785–1836)
Leona Vicario
journalistpolitician
Mexican spy
Antonio Carnicero
painterprintmaker
Spanish painter and engraver (1748-1814)
Markos Botsaris
military officer
General and hero of the Greek War of Independence and more
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Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt
lawyerpolitician
Belgian politician (1794-1874)
Juan Álvarez Hurtado
military personnelpolitician
President of Mexico (1790-1867)
18th Century
3 deaths
Johann Samuel König
mathematicianuniversity teacher
German mathematician
Thomas Tryon
essayistmerchant
English writer (1634–1703)
Johann Jakob Schalch
painter
Swiss artist (1723–1789)
13th Century
1 death
John of Wallingford
historianmonk
Benedictine monk at the Abbey of St Albans, associate of Matthew Paris
11th Century
2 deaths
Stephen I of Hungary
monarch
11th-century king of Hungary and saint
Ibn Hazm
geographerIslamic jurist
Andalusian Muslim polymath, historian, jurist, philosopher and theologian (994–1064)
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